you're watching kpix5 news at 5:30. good evening. i'm allen martin. >> and i'm veronica de la cruz. cal fire introducing a new plan to help reduce the risk of wildfires in california. the idea is speed up logging and prescribed burns to protect communities from devastating

fires. the new plan will create a single environmental review process. a similar plan was scrapped by the state 12 years ago. mes after a >> right now on an annual basis we treat across the landscape about 250,000 acres with all types of land management treatment that we do. we need to increase that by double. this is the document that will allow us to do that. >> this new effort comes after a devastating year of losses. in 2018 alone wildfire insurance claims in california topped more than $11 billion. mammals took advantage of closed ba also at 5:30 unexpected fallout from the government shutdown, tonight how a species of marine mammal took advantage of closed bay area beaches. >> you could call it a government shutdown baby boom, but in this case with the national parks closed and no crowds around northern elephant seals expanded their breeding grounds from chimney rock to drake's beach in point reyes.

kpix5's wilson walker gives us a look. >> reporter: add a couple strong storms, a king tide and a four-week government shutdown. what do you get? well, this remarkable gathering of elephant seals here on drake's beach. >> i've not seen anything like this here with these numbers. an occasional rogue elephant seal, yes, but nothing like this. >> reporter: it all started with 50 to 60 adults looking for a spot to have their pups. those winter storms rolled in. the high tide shrank the beaches, so they landed at the ken patrick visitor center just in time for the privacy of the government shutdown. >> hey, look at this beach. let's have our pups over here. now we have some 35 or 40 pups that have been born on the beach that will be nursing from their mothers the next couple of months. >> reporter: the national park service now reopened decided to close this area off to prevent any problems, but they are trying to figure out how to allow some public access here

without large crowds that might unsettle any anxious moms or dads. >> and i just want to caution the public to be patient with us as we're trying to work our way through this. whatever we're going to do this weekend, next weekend could be different. >> reporter: so an incredible coincidence producing a unique wildlife viewing opportunity, but crowd control over the coming weekends may just be the start of it. >> this is a short term thing, but there's even a longer term thing. will they be coming back next year? so this is a whole new paradigm shift for us, yeah. >> reporter: another spot in california where this is more common is onyanuevo. so rangers have been calling down there to get some information. again, it will take a little bit to roll out the public access plan, but they will have it done before the coming weekend. at point reyes national

seashore, wilson walker, kpix5. san jose's park rangers will be equipped with body cameras. that recommendation was made today in a meeting of the city council. after months of public hearings the decision was to provide rangers with cameras and additional training to deal with the increasing risk while patrolling the city's parks. the goal of the cameras is to keep them from having to do enforcement-related work unless accompanied by police. los angeles police are on the hunt for a man who pummeled two women before running away. the random act was all caught on camera. reporter dave lopez with the details. >> reporter: the muscular man with a full beard is now wanted by the lapd for assault. the two women that he punched out at sixth and spring at 1:00 in the morning last saturday are recovering from slight concussions. >> unfortunately the police weren't called to sixth and spring at the time of this incident. we were never called. >> reporter: according to the lapd, it wasn't until the next

afternoon after the women had been treated at a local hospital that they went to an lapd station and told them what happened, cell phone video in hand. >> this is obviously a very violent crime. we're looking at assault with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: his fists and we slowed the video down to give you a close look. he's 6' 2, 6' 4 and ran away and no one tried to call him. no one called 911. what was the fight all about? according to the victims who told police, it was over hotdogs. >> he's arguing with the vendor over something. one of our victims, one of the women says to him hey, we just want to get our hotdog. >> reporter: police were told the man didn't say a word and just started throwing punches and no one in the crowd tried to stop him, didn't even run after him when he headed down sixth street. >> we aren't sure why the people stood around and didn't intervene, although again large man. >> reporter: i talked to one man who said he lived downtown for 20 years, didn't want to go on camera, told me he's not

surprised at the violence of what was on that video, the two women being punched, and then he showed me what he said his security camera captured right outside his apartment at sixth and spring last december. a man attacks a woman from behind trying to steal her purse. a bystander sees it, intervenes and starts punching out the suspect and the woman gets away unharmed. there was no such good samaritan around on saturday morning. >> dave lopez reporting from l.a. we're getting new details on the two suspects in houston killed in a drug raid. police say 58-year-old rohena nicholas and 59-year-old regina nicholas and 59-year-old dennis tuttle were killed in a shootout with police in their home yesterday. four police officers were hit by gunfire, two of them in critical but stable condition. a gunbattle ensued last night as officers arrived to serve a search warrant. they were investigating drug sales. federal investigators say they've concluded their

investigation into the las vegas shooting, but one major piece is still missing. investigators say they were unable to find a clear motive on why the gunman stephen paddock carried out the attack. they did find that paddock was inspired by his father, who was a bank robber and fugitive. the fbi said paddock wanted to attain a certain degree of infamy. paddock opened fire from his hotel room over a crowd of concertgoers in october of 2017. 58 people were killed making it the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. the heads of the u.s. intelligence community were on capitol hill today to lay out the security threats facing the united states. director of national intelligence dan coats warned the senate intelligence committee about the cyber threat posed by what he called the big four, china, russia, north korea and iran in the next presidential election. >> we assess that foreign actors will view the 2020 u.s. elections as an opportunity to advance their interests. we expect them to refine their

capabilities and add new tactics. nuclear-free north korea and a >> the intelligence community also told congress despite president trump's goal of a nuclear free north korea and a planned second summit, kim jong un is unlikely to completely give up the country's nukes and the ongoing threat from isis in iraq and syria. the chinese company huawei was charged with violating u.s. sanctions including bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. prosecutors say huawei's ceo misled banks about the company's dealings in iran which allegedly took place despite u.s. sanctions. the company is also accused of stealing trade secrets from t- mobile. british lawmakers are united on a key change to the prime minister's brexit plan. they want to maintain an open border between ireland and the

british province of northern ireland. p.m. prime minister theresa may is asking the eu to make more concessions, but leaders in brussels said they won't negotiate. onmarcth. set to leave the eu >>ren the u.s. the senate judiciary committee postponed its vote for attorney general william barr until next week. barr has not committed to releasing the full report from special counsel robert mueller on the russia investigation after it ends at this point. the vote delay is not expected to hurt barr's chances of confirmation by the full senate. coming up new video of a tesla driver apparently asleep at the wheel, how it's raising questions about the auto pilot safety feature. >> and a california doctor's license suspended after he gave marijuana-laced cookies to treat a 5-year-old, how he's defending himself. >> and coming up at 6:00 the hidden fee you pay every time you fill up your gas tank, just

how much extra drivers are being charged and the new push to find out why.

after she was stabbed by a passenger. an arizona lyft driver and her unborn baby have died after she was stabbed by a passenger. police say 39-year-old christina huwato picked up 20- year-old fabian durazo early sunday morning. then he began to assault her in the car with a kitchen knife. he left her outside an apartment complex and neighbors called 911, but she and her

baby died at the hospital. authorities say the suspect took off in the victim's car. officers stopped him 25 miles from the california border. >> our trooper was not about to make a traffic stop by himself on this vehicle. we use our guns. we don't approach the vehicle. we call the suspects back to us because we the crime that this suspect possibly committed. >> after initially ignoring commands troopers were able to arrest the suspect. once in jail he confessed to the stabbing. a growing measles problem across the country has some states facing its worst outbreak in decades. in fact, in washington state there are 35 confirmed cases. the governor there has already declared it a public health emergency. measles is not just uncomfortable, it can be deadly. studies show almost 30% of children younger than 5 who get the measles will have to be hospitalized. in new york state there are more than 200 cases. >> i think that percentage is higher in the orthodox

communities due to all of the propaganda and fear tactics. there are so many pieces of misinformation, some outright lies that when put all together reveal a very terrifying picture of vaccination. >> the virus is spread through the air. if one sick child coughs in a room and then leaves, another unvaccinated person can still be exposed hours later. a southern california doctor getting some major heat after recommending medical marijuana to treat a boy's temper tantrums, but reporter tom waite tells us the doctor is standing by his decision. >> turns out it's a safe and effective medicine like almost none other. >> reporter: dr. william eidelman on his decision to recommend medical marijuana to a 5-year-old boy. dr. eidelman saw the child at his hollywood practice where he offers alternative medicine. eidelman diagnosed the boy with possible adhd and bipolar disorder after his father said

he was misbehaving. >> the school had basically kicked him out and he could come back when he was on medicine. >> reporter: eidelman says the boy's father did not want his son on conventional pharmaceuticals concerned about the side effects. >> eventually the father heard that cannabis might work, came to me to get the recommendation, then discovered that it worked. >> reporter: according to the medical board summary, the father reported his son's behavior improved after he began taking the marijuana, but the board came down on dr. eidelman, not for recommending pot, but for his diagnosis stating that it's clear from his interview with the board that dr. eidelman had not even a basic understanding of the diagnostic criteria for either adhd or bipolar disorder. eidelman stands by his recommendation. >> the dad testified in court that the teacher said wow, finally a doctor got it right the first time. >> reporter: when the school ultimately discovered the child was on marijuana, they alerted authorities.

eidelman's case is now before a federal judge. the medical board shows his license revoked, but dr. eidelman says that's a mistake. >> i received an order for a stay by a judge in san francisco. >> that was tom waite reporting there. the order bars the doctor from treating patients under the age of 18 and from recommending cannabis to adult patients. another court hearing for the case is set for march. england patriots facing off let's take a live look at the mercedes-benz stadium in atlanta, super bowl liii just five days away now. the new england patriots facing off against the l.a. rams and with the two quarterbacks both from the bay area naturally there's a friendly wager between mayors, right? >> friendly the keyword. after the super bowl the losing city's mayor will have to hand deliver a donation to the winning city's local charity of choice along with a basket of goods from their town and it has to happen during a city council meeting.

san mateo's mayor has chosen the police activities league and north marin community services is the other charity. kpix5 your super bowl station. you can watch novato's jared goff face off with san mateo's tom brady sunday at 5:30. a dramatic rescue in an icy lake in michigan. >> we invite you to tune into our new newscast 7:00 weeknights. join us for the latest bay area news. they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland.

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a heart-stopping rescue.. caught on camera... when a man jumps i'm emily turner at the live news desk where an arctic blast is driving midwest temperatures to dangerous, potentially record breaking lows. you're looking right now at video out of michigan on i-96 outside of grand rapids where there's a multiple vehicle pileup including school buses caught up in that right now and also it's an absolute mess in wisconsin as well where video from this morning shows similar conditions. temperatures dropping right now there it's minus 11 degrees, feels like it's minus 28. in some parts of the midwest even colder with wind chills in the minus 40s and those temperatures will continue to drop through the night. in fact, michigan, wisconsin and illinois all declared state of emergencies as a result of this very cold weather. in fact, they have the national guard on sand-by. schools are closed. it's certainly going to be something we'll keep an eye on and also a very good reason why we live in california. the live news desk, i'm emily

turner, back to you. >> thank you. a heart stopping rescue all caught on camera when a man jumps into frigid lake michigan to save his dog. >> pull my hand. you're good, you're good. >> thank you so much. >> you're good. you're good. >> he's good. he's good. >> everybody back up. come on. come on! >> we got him out of the water. we got him out. >> you're good. >> okay, okay. >> take a breather. take a breather. picture >> wow. the man and dog survived. chicago police tweeted this picture of the dog peka, a 9- month-old puppy. there are plans to honor those officers for their heroism. >> absolutely. hypothermia sets in so fast, paul. that was amazing. >> you see the shore of the lake freezing. that's because the air temperature around it is about 10 degrees below 0. this is serious stuff. it's crazy to see these numbers 40 below 0, 50 below 0. you're outside two or three minutes,

you're dealing with frostbite. i'll show you a graphic showing you the air temperature lows tonight. us here about 10 degrees warmer than average, fremont, concord, napa 66, san jose 64, redwood city and san francisco 60 degrees or warmer today. overnight tonight some cloud cover. we'll be mild, fairfield 45 degrees, oakland 50, pacifica 51, san jose tonight 47 degrees. these are your overnight lows. forget about the wind, which is howling at 44 miles per hour in minneapolis right now. the overnight low tonight could be the coldest since 1996, 31 degrees below 0 tonight in minneapolis, 25 below 0 in chicago, would be the second or third coldest night in the city's history. it will drop to 1 degree in cincinnati. it will drop to 5 degrees in new york city, 11 in our nation's capital, 49 in sacramento. that is some serious cold for 2/3 of the country not

including the bay area. rainfall will be included in the bay area forecast starting tomorrow because we have a pattern change, a ridge of high pressure taking the storm track up to the north. that's gone. the storm track is right there into northern california. some of you had five minutes of rainfall this morning. we'll get a couple hours of rainfall tomorrow night as that low moves through. tomorrow morning before the low gets here there's a sliver of sunshine. most of the morning should be cloud free. we go cloudy in the afternoon. there's the steady rain into sonoma and mendocino county by 8:00. it will slice through san francisco 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. scattered showers continue through the evening before we see clearing skies thursday afternoon. we get a quick 1/2 inch to an inch of rainfall, about 1/5 of what we average the entire month of january. remember, it poured about two straight weeks. napa 1/2 inch of rainfall, more for san jose, even more for san rafael and san francisco. weather headlines, a partly cloudy night tonight. watch out for fog. it's already there in san

francisco. increasing clouds wednesday afternoon. highs tomorrow, still 8 degrees above average, not 60 below 0. for us it's 67 degrees above 0, thank goodness, for campbell, santa clara and san jose. antioch 63 degrees tomorrow. the rain arrives earlier in bodega bay, high 57, sausalito61, ukiah 61. showers linger on thursday, rain late friday, showers lingering into saturday. rain on super bowl sunday, showers lingering into monday. if you add it all up, six days with at least the chance of a few showers in a row. that starts tomorrow. back to you. >> we will be prepared thanks to you. early birds, all b.a.r.t. stations will soon open later at 5 a.m. that means changes for early parkers. beginning february 11th all 48 stations will open at 5 a.m. rather than 4 a.m. due to a new retrofitting

program. you can still park your car before 5 a.m., but the easy rider parking program will not work until the stations are open. b.a.r.t. is offering new options for people to pay for parking. a handful of stations are offering early bird express buses. if you use the buses, you can pay for the b.a.r.t. app once you arrive at the station and enter the parking spot number. you can use the select a spot number, print out a daily pass, hang it on your dashboard or mirror. riders can buy tags for several days ahead, but again riders will be unable to use their clipper cards before 5 a.m. to pay for parking. the change is expected to last for about 3 1/2 years. caught snoozing at the wheel, new questions about this tesla driver's use of the auto pilot feature.

of a moving tesla... apparently sound asleep a las vegas motorist shot it well, it's happened again, a driver spotted behind the wheel of a moving tesla apparently sound asleep. >> a las vegas motorist shot it on his cell phone, the car cruising down the freeway and, yeah, the driver appears to be asleep, although we're told he could be having a medical emergency. it's not clear what happened to him. chp did stop the driver in redwood city last november who also dozed off while driving. tesla's operating expenses including the expenses of ceo elon musk likely to be scrutinized as the company releases its latest earning report. >> the washington post studied the flight records of the company's corporate jet and

found musk through 150,000 miles last year. that's equal to six times around the earth. some of the trips were business, some for pleasure like one to the bay area to watch a video game tournament. some analysts expect tesla will report a small profit on wednesday. that's going to do it for us here on the news at 5:00. kpix5 news at 6:00 begins right now with ken bastida and elizabeth cook. oakland schools facing a financial crisis, teachers voting on a possible strike, how the perfect storm of events left the district in jeopardy. >> exposing the hidden charge you pay every time you pump gas, the unexplained costs as high as 30 cents a gallon, the new calls for an investigation. >> pg&e officially files for bankruptcy for the second time, why experts say this time the utility giant won't be getting off the hook so easily. kpix5 news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening. i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook.

we start with the vote underway that would impact thousands of oakland students. kpix5's juliette goodrich is live at the east side cultural center where teachers and community members are talking about a possible strike. >> reporter: a lot of questions going on. teachers have questions. the district does and even parents. this meeting has been happening since 4:00 this afternoon answering questions about what it means to go on strike. i want to talk to a parent right here. you have three children in the district. real quickly while this meeting was happening did it answer questions for you? do you think they should go on strike? you're a parent of three. >> absolutely. it did answer a lot of questions i had. we had lots of different break- outs. people were able to ask questions and get answers and it was awesome. >> reporter: thank you. it doesn't mean it's going to happen. they're still placing their vote. they have until friday. let's hear from the district as to why they got in such a